The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open-and-shut case of murder soon becomes a detective story that presents a succession of clues creating doubt, and a mini-drama of […]
Seven Samurai - 1954
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village’s request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits […]
Yojimbo - 1961
Yojimbo is a Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, set in the late Edo period of Japan. The film follows a wandering ronin, played by Toshiro Mifune, who arrives in a small, lawless town torn between two rival gangs. With his cunning and swordsmanship, he plays both sides against each other to bring about […]
All About Eve - 1950
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
The Grapes of Wrath - 1940
The Joad clan, introduced to the world in John Steinbeck’s iconic novel, is looking for a better life in California. After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, the family — led by just-paroled son Tom — loads up a truck and heads West. On the road, beset by hardships, the Joads meet dozens […]
Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages - 1916
Intolerance and its terrible effects are examined in four historical eras. In ancient Babylon, a mountain girl is caught up in the religious rivalry that leads to the city’s downfall. In Judea, the hypocritical Pharisees condemn Jesus Christ. In 1572 Paris, unaware of the impending St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, two young Huguenots prepare for marriage. […]
Great Expectations - 1946
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Pygmalion - 1938
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Scarlet Street - 1945
When a man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, her venal fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
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